THE CALIFORNIA DIARY OF FAXON DEAN ATHERTON 1836-1839
by Nunis, Doyce B. (edited by)
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California: California Historical Society, 1964. Atherton's diary is a virgin historical document which has been heretofore in the possession of his descendants, who only recently deposited it in the California Historical Society Library. Its publication is a signal event in the historiography of California. California in the 1830's was the scene of political turmoil, civil-religious conflict, mushrooming trade and foreign penetration. The decade was marked by frequent changes in Mexican-appointed governors, local upraisings against established authority and the secularization of the missions. Faxon Dean Atherton, a young man from New England, vividly recorded much of that process of change in his diary. Only 1550 copies printed. 1830 Foldout map of Alta California. 246 pp. Notes, Bibliography and Index. Blue-grey cloth with gilt design on front and back and gilt lettering on spine. Book is Fine.DJ's spine slightly darkened. Back inside flap, tiny nick 1/16"x 1/4" otherwise DJ is Near Fine.. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good+. Illus. by Foldout Map, Facsimiles. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". California History.
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- Title
- THE CALIFORNIA DIARY OF FAXON DEAN ATHERTON 1836-1839
- Author
- Nunis, Doyce B. (edited by)
- Illustrator
- Foldout Map, Facsimiles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- California Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- California
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- FAXON DEAN ATHERTON, California History History California Alta California, California Historical Society, Juan Bautista Alvarado,George Henry Bowen, Jose Castro, Mariano Chico, William S. Hinckley, John Paty, Alpheus B. Thompson,
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- Size
- Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2"
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